01-10, February 2024

Rainfall

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southwestern and central parts of Ethiopia, in northern central and southeastern parts of Uganda, and in western, southwestern and parts of southern Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in parts of southwestern Uganda, in southern and southeastern parts of Kenya, in northern Burundi, and in northeastern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the rest of the region.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of northern, central to southeastern Uganda, in western part of Kenya, and in western, southwestern and parts of southern Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and northeastern Uganda, in several parts of western, central, southern and coastal Kenya, in southern Rwanda, northern Burundi and in northeastern and coastal parts of Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, South Sudan, western Eritrea, Somalia, in western and eastern Ethiopia, northwestern Uganda, and in much of northern Kenya.

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in much of western and southern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southern Burundi, in part of southwestern Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda, and in parts of northwestern and central Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in parts of central and southwestern Ethiopia, in northern, central and southern parts of Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda, in northern Burundi, and in northern and northeastern parts of Tanzania.

Rainfall less than 5mm was observed in much of Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, in several parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern, western and northeastern Uganda, in several parts of Kenya, and in northeastern Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300 mm)

  • High rainfall (101–200 mm): Recorded mainly over southeastern Ethiopia and adjacent areas of Somalia along the border.

Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100 mm)

  • Predominantly observed across Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, …
11 - 20 November 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

  • High rainfall accumulation (>100 mm): These amounts were recorded in the Horn of Africa region, especially southeastern Ethiopia and pockets in the southern parts of Somalia
  • Moderate to high rainfall (26-100 mm): These amounts were …
1 - 10 October 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101–200mm): Recorded in a few areas in western Ethiopia.

Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100mm)

  • Predominantly observed in southwestern Eritrea, central to western Ethiopia, southern parts of Sudan, several parts …
11 - 20 September 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

  • High rainfall accumulation (>100 mm): These amounts were recorded in a few pockets of western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate to high rainfall (26–100 mm): These amounts were recorded across western Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, a few …
1 - 10 September 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)

  • The observed conditions were concentrated in the northern sector of the region, particularly over western and northwestern Ethiopia, the border area between Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, …
21 - 31 August 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101–200mm): Recorded in a few areas in western Ethiopia.

Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100mm)

  • Predominantly observed in western Eritrea, central to western Ethiopia, southern parts of Sudan, several parts …
11 - 20 August 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

  • High rainfall accumulation (>100 mm): These amounts were recorded in a few pockets of western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate to high rainfall (26–100 mm): These amounts were recorded across western Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, several parts …
1 - 10 August 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)

  • The observed conditions were concentrated across the northern sector of the region, particularly over western Ethiopia, the border area between Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, western South …
21 - 31 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101–200mm): Recorded in a few areas of western Ethiopia.

Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100mm)

  • Predominantly observed in western Eritrea, western Ethiopia, southern Sudan, several parts of South Sudan, eastern …
11 - 20 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101-300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101-200mm): These amounts were recorded in a few areas in western Ethiopia.

Moderate to high Rainfall (26-100mm)

  • These were predominantly observed in southern and southwestern parts of Sudan, western …
11 - 20 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (>100mm)

  • These amounts were recorded in a few pockets in western Ethiopia and western South Sudan.

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These amounts were recorded mostly in the …
1 - 10 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)

  • These were observed mostly in the northern parts of the region including western Ethiopia, the border regions of Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, western South Sudan and southern …
21 - 30 June 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (>100mm)

  • These amounts were recorded in western Ethiopia.

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These were observed in much of the northern sector of the region including western Ethiopia, …
1 - 10 June 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These were observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, western parts of South Sudan, a few pockets in the northern parts of Somalia, and several parts …
21 - 31 May 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101-300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101-200mm): These amounts were recorded in a few areas in central and western parts of Kenya, northern and eastern parts of Kenya, western and northeastern parts of South Sudan, …
11 - 20 May 2026 Read More